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Monday June 19, 2017
-McFarlen's Financial/Travel Tips & Tricks


Friday June 16, 2017
-Review Presentations/ Finish Conexus slides
-Setting a Budget (FCAC budget calculator)
-Government Student Loans
-End of semester vs first day terms
-Course Feedback Survey

Thursday June 15, 2017
-Shayden & Jade Conexus Presentation

Wednesday June 14, 2017
-Kayla Brown Harvest Western Insurance presentation

Tuesday June 13, 2017
-Money & Youth Ch 14 (pg 179-185)
-Final Exam Review

Friday & Monday June 9 & 12, 2017
-Purchasing a Home Assignment


Thursday June 8, 2017
-Gina Cherney Presentation (Mortgage Broker)

Wednesday June 7, 2017
-Mortgage news articles

Tuesday June 6, 2017
Purchasing a Home
-Money & Youth ch 10
-Major Purchases PowerPoint - purchasing
-Purchasing Homes infographic
-Purchasing Homes news article

Monday June 5, 2017
Renting a Home
-Money & Youth pg 119-120
-Major Purchases PowerPoint - renting
-Is Renting a Waste of Money video
-Rent Scavenger Hunt

Wednesday May 31 - Friday June 2, 2017
-Major Purchases: Cars
-Money & Youth Ch 10
-Powerpoint
-Purchasing a Car assignment

Useful Links:
CIBC car loan calculator
RBC Car Loans
TD Auto Loans

Tuesday May 30, 2017
-Debt Load and Bankruptcy PowerPoint
-Bankruptcy video
-Major Purchases unit: Education
-Money & Youth Ch 10

Monday May 29, 2017
-finish Credit PowerPoint
-Credit Bureaus handout
-Credit and Borrowing video

Friday May 26, 2017
-credit card research assignment (due Wednesday)

Thursday May 25, 2017
-credit card research assignment

Wednesday May 24, 2017
-Money & Youth Ch 11
-Money & Youth Ch 12
-Introduction to Credit Handout

Thursday May 18, 2017
-Credit PowerPoint

Thursday May 18, 2017
-Money & Youth Ch 11

Wednesday May 17, 2017
-review Amrit Mavi presentation
-class discussion re investing and borrowing money
-begin reading Money & Youth ch 11


Tuesday May 16, 2017
-Amrit Mavi presentation

Monday May 15, 2017
-finish Madoff Hustle video
-finish investing inquiry

Friday May 12, 2017
-Investment fraud
-Madoff Hustle video

Thursday May 11, 2017
-continue investing research
-Investing inquiry
-Investments @ A Glance


Wednesday May 10, 2017
-Retirement Planning
-Investing inquiry
-Investments @ A Glance

-20 things you should know about saving money in your 20s
-Calgary Journal: Start Saving Money for Your Golden years in your 20s


Tuesday May 9, 2017
-finish Investing Basics handouts & videos
-Comparing RRSP vs TFSA

Monday May 8, 2017
-complete The City Investing module
OR
Compounding Interest webquest

Friday May 5, 2017
1. sign up for The City
Course code: CLOGVD
Default Password: PFin&2017

2. Once registered, log in to The City
3. Complete Module 8 - Investing
(read through the story, clicking Next to get to the next slide, complete the required questions)

4. If finished early or if the module will not work, complete this investing webquest


Thursday May 4, 2017
-finish Simple and Compound Interest powerpoint
-Basics of Investing handout
-sign up for The City

Wednesday May 3, 2017
-review chapter 13 & savings handouts
-begin Simple and Compound Interest powerpoint

Tuesday May 2, 2017
-Money & Youth Ch 13
-Savings handouts (x2)

Monday May 1, 2017
-update / submit April budget (log, summary, May budget)
-review Another Day Smarter but Deeper in Debt
-Investing in Your Early Years with Preet Banerjee

Friday April 28, 2017
-Half of Canadians living paycheque to paycheque news clip
-Financial Consumer Agency of Canada - How to Prepare a Budget
-Budgeting Infographic

-Another Day Smarter but Deeper in Debt

Thursday April 27, 2017
Income & Taxation Unit Exam

Wednesday April 26, 2017
-Income Tax Modules quiz
-Income & Taxation unit exam review
-Talk With Our Kids About Money day

Wednesday April 12, 2017 / Monday April 24, 2017 / Tuesday April 25, 2017
-finish Income Tax Preparation modules (quiz after the break)

-Income Tax Practice


Income & Taxation unit review


Tuesday April 11, 2017
-labour standards
-pay stubs
-income tax preparation

Monday April 10, 2017
-finish Income Tax Powerpoint
-understanding tax
-EI and CPP Contributions handout

Friday April 7, 2017
-Income Tax PowerPoint
-Income Tax handout + TD1 fillables


Thursday April 6, 2017
-Gross Pay
-Payroll, Employment, and Deductions

Wednesday April 5, 2017
-finish types of income chart

Tuesday April 4, 2017
-finish reading Money & Youth Chapter 5 - sources of income
-Types of Income chart

Monday April 3, 2017
-update/finish March budgets SUBMIT
-read Money & Youth Chapter 5 - sources of income

Friday March 31, 2017
Banking Research Assignment Due
-Scams Carousel
-Fraud Prevention Month

Thursday March 30, 2017
-Phishing powerpoint
-Scams Carousel

Wednesday March 29, 2017
-review Jeph's presentation
-update budgets
-finish Bank Note Counterfeiting
-introduction to Debit Card Fraud & Identity Crime

Tuesday March 28, 2017
Jeph Maystruck Presentation

Monday March 27, 2017
-Bank note counterfeiting video
-Bank of Canada bank note stats

Friday March 24, 2017
-opening and maintaining a bank account
-Maintaining your bank account (deposit, cheque, bank statement)

Monday-Thursday, March 20-23, 2017
-update budgets
-Banking Research Assignment


Thursday, March 16, 2017
-finish banks vs credit unions venn diagram
-banking services handout
-Banking PowerPoint

Wednesday, March 15, 2017
-finish Banking and Terminology PowerPoint

-banks vs credit unions

Tuesday, March 14, 2017
-continue Banking and Terminology PowerPoint

Monday, March 13, 2017
-track spending
-Read Money & Youth Chapter 8
-Globe & Mail Millennials, Banks are Not Your Friends article
-Introduction to Banking and Terminology PowerPoint

Friday, March 10, 2017
-track spending
-Lifestyle Reality Check assignment
-Half of Saskatchewan living paycheque to paycheque article

Thursday, March 9, 2017
-read Money & Youth Chapter 9
-Budget Assignment


Wednesday, March 8, 2017
-finish Unit 1 & 2 Quiz

Tuesday, March 7, 2017
-Unit 1 & 2 Quiz

Monday, March 6, 2017
-review elasticity and tangible/intangible money
-study for quiz (Quiz Tuesday)
-Economics in Entertainment assignment (due Wed)

Friday, March 3, 2017
-Tangible vs Intangible money

-Economics in Entertainment assignment

-Unit 1 & 2 Quiz Outline


Thursday, March 2, 2017

-Elasticity handout


Wednesday, March 1, 2017
-finish Supply and Demand handout
-Supply and Demand questions
Superbass Parody
Crash Course Economics Supply & Demand

Tuesday, February 28, 2017
-Silver Market simulation
-Supply and Demand handout

Monday, February 27, 2017
-Types of Economies PPT

-the market economy and you

Thursday & Friday Feb 16 & 17
-Opportunity Cost Primer
-Market Economies

Wednesday, February 15, 2017
-Direct & Opportunity Cost handout
-Opportunity Cost assignment

Tuesday, February 14, 2017
-Economics notes

-Scarcity lesson
-Scarcity questions

Monday, February 13, 2017
-review of Decision Making unit
-introduction to Economics
-Economic Way of Thinking questions

Friday, February 10, 2017
-review Needs/Wants definition
-review/ finish Decision Making Process and Scenarios
-Factors that Influence Decision Making handout
-Decision Making Strategies handout

Thursday, February 9, 2017
-Decision Making Process

-Money & Youth Chapter 4

Wednesday, February 8, 2017
Buses Canceled
-finish Goal Setting handout
-the minimalist podcast, Episode 12 - Money

Tuesday, February 7, 2017
-Summary of Money & Youth Chapter 2 & 3
-Goal Setting handout

Monday, February 6, 2017
-review needs vs wants, hand out textbooks
-read Chapter 1 of Money & Youth

Friday, February 3, 2017
-Needs and Wants lesson and discussion
-Needs vs Wants assignment

Thursday, February 2, 2017
-Finish Til Debt Due Us Part S08E04
-Routines & Procedures, review wiki, sign up for Remind
-Parent letter
-Financial Advice to my teenage self assignment
-cost of education and soft skills discussion

Wednesday, February 1, 2017
-personal finance pre-assessment
-CBC Article: Why Kids Should be Taught Personal Finance in School - and at Home
-CityNews clip: Mandatory Financialy Literacy in School
-7 Types Who Are Always Broke
-Til Debt Due Us Part S08E04

Tuesday, January 31, 2017
FIRST DAY OF CLASSES!
-getting to know you questionnaire
-letter to teacher
-course outline

ArticlesLoans Canada - Why Personal Finance Should be Taught in Schools

Helpful Links:
Universal Truths About Your Money
Pay off Credit Cards and Debt calculator
Credit Card Payment Calculator
Student Financial Assistance
University Cost Calculator